Sewing and knitting kit



0a. 17, 1939. M V N 2,116,299

SEWING AND KNITTING KIT Fild April 3. 1939 Zinnentor May Evans,

attorney Patented Oct. 17, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE SEWING ANDKNITTING KIT 5 Claims.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements. in sewing kits andmore particularly to an attachment whereby pins and needles, and acombined thimble holder and thread cutter may be conveniently assembledwith a spool of thread, or darning cotton for immediate use, so that thedelay incident to gathering these separate accessorieswhen needed may beavoided.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which can beremoved from a spool of thread so as not to interfere with the use ofthe same on a sewing machine.

Another object is to provide a device of this kind which is simple inform and can be manufactured at a minimum of expense.

A further object is to provide a new and useful device of this kindwhich may be packed and marketed with the spools of thread, or soldseparately therefrom.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will nowbe had to the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device applied to a spool which isshown in vertical section.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the device partly withdrawn from thespool to uncover the needle holder.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the device.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the device installed in the spool.

Fig. 5 shows the device associated with a modified form of spool forholding darning cotton of different colors.

As best shown by Fig. 3, the device is stamped from one piece of metal,although it may be made of several different parts suitably securedtogether, or, if preferred, it may be formed from wire of suitable gageand stiffness.

The device comprises two arms 2 and 4, respectively, resiliently unitedat their lower ends so that they will spring apart at their upperportions as best shown by Fig. 3, and frictionally engage the wall ofbore C when the device is inserted in spool A.

The upper portion of arm 2 is bent outwardly at approximately rightangles, as indicated at 6, then upwardly a short distance as indicatedat 8, and terminates in a curved element 10. The arm 2 is provided atits inner side, nearest to arm 4, with a longitudinal receptacle orneedle holder l2 which has an open upper end [4 through which pins andneedles may be inserted or removed.

The upper portion of arm 4 is bent at approximately right angles theretoas indicated at I6 towards arm 2, then folded upon itself to extendoutwardly as indicated at l8, then upwardly a short distance asindicated at 29, and terminates in a curved element 22. The curvedelements In and 22 are of approximately semicircular form and theirrespective ends face each other so that they may embrace a thimble Bwhen the device is inserted in the axial bore C of spool A.

In order to assemble the device with the spool the thimble holdingelements Ill and 22 are pressed toward each other, after which the arms2 and 4 are pushed down into the bore C, the wall of which theyfrictionally engage and thus hold the device against accidentaldisplacement when the elements I 0 and 22 are released.

As arms 2 and 4 are pushed into bore C as stated, the folded portion Itmoves over the open end IQ of the receptacle l2 and thus provides acover therefor, as shown by Fig. 1, so that pins and needles cannot fallout of said receptacle when the spool is inverted.

The thimble B may now be inserted between the curved elements l0 and 22by tipping it at an angle as indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 1, and thenforcing it down until bead D rests squarely upon the portions 6 and iiiof the device. As bead D passes down between the curved elements I0 and22 the same are slightly expanded and then spring toward each other toclasp the body of the thimble while their lower edges engage the uppersurface of the bead and thus firmly hold the thimble from accidentaldisplacement, although it may be manually removed by reversingtheabove-described operation.

In order that an extra supply of pins or needles may be at hand whenneeded spool A is provided with a magazine 24 consisting of acounterbore paralleling the axial bore C and extending nearly the fulllength of the spool. The upper open end of the magazine 24 may beuncovered as shown by Fig. 4, by rotating the device in one direction,or closed by rotating the device until either portion 6 or l8 coverssaid open end.

The lower edge of the curved element 22 is provided with an inwardlyextending diagonal slit 23 to provide convenient thread cutting means.

When it is desired to insert or remove a pin or needle from receptaclel2, thimble B is removed and the device is partly withdrawn from bore Cof the spool, see Fig. 2, to permit arms 2 and 4 to spring apart untilthe folded portion 46 uncovers the open end of the receptacle. Pins andneedles may now be inserted in the receptacle, or they may be removed byinverting the spool.

When it is desired to use the spool on a sewing-machine my device may bereadily removed to leave bore C unobstructed, so that the spool may beplaced in position upon the usual spindle provided for that purpose.

Fig. 5 discloses a modified form of spool A for holding darning cottonof different colors heretofore marketed in the form of individual ballswhich are not only inconvenient to handle, but easily become lost. Thedifferent colored windings are kept separate from each other with spacedridges 26 extending peripherally around spool A.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that I haveprovided a device which is well adapted for the purpose intended, andwhile I have shown one form of the device I reserve all rights to suchother forms and modifications thereof as properly fall within the spiritand scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

1. A spool attachment comprising a pair of arms united at their lowerends and adapted to be inserted in the bore of the spool, and oppositelycurved elements at the upper ends of the respective arms and adapted toembrace a thimble.

2. A spool attachment comprising two arms adapted to be inserted in thebore of the spool, said arms being resiliently united at their lowerends to spring apart and thus frictionally engage the wall of the bore,and oppositely disposed elements at the upper ends of the respectivearms adapted to clasp a thimble and extend over the thimble bead andhold the thimble upon the spool.

3. A spool attachment comprising two arms connected at their lower endsand adapted to be inserted in the bore of the spool, the upper ends ofsaid arms being bent in opposite directions to each other, then upwardlyand terminating in reversely-disposed curved elements the ends of whichface each other, said curved elements being adapted to embrace aninverted thimble and extend over the bead of the thimble to hold thesame upon the oppositely bent portions of the arms.

4. A spool attachment comprising two arms adapted to be inserted in thebore of the spool, said arms being resiliently united at their lowerends to spring apart and thus frictionally engage the wall of the bore,a tubular needle holder fixed to and extending longitudinally of one ofsaid arms and open at its upper end, and a cover on the companion armadapted to close the open end of the needle holder when the arms areinserted in the bore of the spool.

5. In combination with a spool having an axial bore extendingtherethrough and a needle magazine paralleling said bore and open at oneend, and an attachment comprising a pair of arms united at their lowerends and adapted to be rotatably mounted in the bore of the spool, theupper ends of said arms being bent outwardly in opposite directions sothat either end may serve as a cover for the open end of the magazine.

MAY EVANS.

